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1. Ford’s corporate tax cut commitment another reason for Alberta to reverse tax hike

   The recent election of a new government in Ontario—Canada’s largest province—will have policy repercussions throughout the country including Alberta, as Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford promises to fulfill the Ontario Liberal Party’s ...

2. Lack of growth, not inequality, is Alberta’s biggest problem

   In her year-end news conference, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley argued that eliminating Alberta’s single-rate personal income tax was essential to combat inequality. This statement belies curiously misplaced priorities. With the ...

3. An HST for Alberta? It depends what the money is used for

   In Wednesday’s Financial Post, University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe made the case for a provincial harmonized sales tax (HST) in Alberta. Tombe argued that a harmonized sales tax in Alberta would cause less economic damage for ...

4. Book targets policies and policymakers amid Alberta’s malaise

   In recent years, Albertan politicos have graced constituents with claims that the province was debt free. They actually meant the provincial government had sufficient financial assets on hand to offset the debts, but with the fiscal ...

5. Alberta’s tax advantage—not what it used to be

   Up until last year, Alberta had an unambiguous tax advantage over every Canadian province and most U.S. states (particularly on personal income tax rates). Fast forward to today. With increases to personal, corporate, excise and carbon ...

6. An HST for Alberta? Only if other taxes are cut

   Recent calls for a harmonized sales tax in Alberta fundamentally misunderstand the province’s fiscal problems, which are driven primarily by years of rapid spending growth, not a drop in revenue. Albertans have already been hit hard over ...

7. Rachel Notley is Bob Rae 2.0

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun There are many parallels between Alberta’s first NDP premier, Rachel Notley, and Ontario’s only NDP premier, Bob Rae. Some similarities, like the fact neither was expected to even contest the election let alone form a majority ...